What is Cefaclor?

Category: Prescription Drugs

Most popular types: Raniclor

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Cefaclor is a second generation cephalosporin antibiotic. It is used for the treatment of bacterial infections including otitis media, lower respiratory, acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis, pharyngitis and tonsillitis, urinary tract, skin and skin structure infections.

Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Bronchiectasis 2 1
Doctor recommendation 1 0
Pneumonia 1 0
Sore throat 1 1

  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 0
Mild 0
None 2

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Cefaclor

Side effect Patients Percentage
Diarrhea 1

Why patients stopped taking Cefaclor

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Course of treatment ended 2
See all 2 patients who've stopped taking Cefaclor

Duration

Stopped taking Cefaclor

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 2
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 2
Usually 0
Sometimes 0
Never taken as prescribed 0
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 0
Somewhat hard to take 0
A little hard to take 0
Not at all hard to take 2
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 0
$100-199 1
$50-99 0
$25-49 0
< $25 0
Not specified 1
Last updated:
There are no evaluations for Cefaclor.